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T-shirts Take on Art History
February 7, 2008

T-shirts Take on Art History

By JC Report

When spring rounds the bend, expect the T-shirt to shed its ordinariness. No longer just a functional wardrobe for the warmer months,...

Maximum Length
February 7, 2008

Maximum Length

By JC Report

Hemlines are like the economy, so much so that the correlation between the two has been coined "the hemline theory." Dresses...

Paris Showdown
October 18, 2007

Paris Showdown

By JC Report

For years, designers have been struggling to present something that articulates the noughties, bouncing between clichéd aesthetic notions of modernity and...

Airy Maneuvers
October 4, 2007

Airy Maneuvers

By JC Report

The schedule was tighter and crazier than ever at Milan Fashion Week this season. With their big productions and pompous attitudes, the...

Not So New in New Zealand
October 4, 2007

Not So New in New Zealand

By JC Report

As Fashion Weeks go, Auckland's Air New Zealand Fashion Week stands a fighting chance. There's a supportive prime minister to kick off...

British Fix
October 4, 2007

British Fix

By JC Report

London Fashion Week was the city's biggest and most impressive in years, lasting beyond the usual four days and celebrating the return...

The Artist's Way
September 20, 2007

The Artist’s Way

By JC Report

At Argentina's Fashion Week, our excitement was highest (on or off schedule) for Martin Churba and his label Tramando, which presented an...

Market Consciousness, Power Play
September 20, 2007

Market Consciousness, Power Play

By JC Report

With frequent announcements of corporations and private equity firms acquiring large stakes in fashion companies, high-profile designer collaborations with mass retailers, and...

Champagne and Currywurst
September 20, 2007

Champagne and Currywurst

By JC Report

Almost 20 years after the wall came down, the German capital is still in search of its identity, split into various centers, ...

New Stock in Stockholm
September 20, 2007

New Stock in Stockholm

By JC Report

Autumn was already in the air for August's STHLM Fashion Week s/s '08, as Sweden's emerging designers showed a mix of '90s-influenced...

Adventures in Masculinity
August 9, 2007

Adventures in Masculinity

By JC Report

Let's be honest: over the last couple of years, most of the really interesting developments in fashion have happened in menswear. Maybe...

Universal Trends, Latin Twist
July 26, 2007

Universal Trends, Latin Twist

By JC Report

The summer season in São Paulo came with a winter twist. The days were hot and sunny outside, but inside, Bienal designers...

Damp Forecast
July 12, 2007

Damp Forecast

By JC Report

The spring '08 men's show in Paris seemed to pass like a dream. With Hedi off to be an artist, Dries showing...

The Sustainable Lightness of Being
July 12, 2007

The Sustainable Lightness of Being

By JC Report

Why shout, when a whisper can be so much more effective? Judging from the Milan collections for s/s '08, the age of...

Cloth Encounters
May 3, 2007

Cloth Encounters

By JC Report

Too often in recent years, whilst in the throes of a never-ending vintage fever, designers have neglected true creativity ...

Legs at Lakme
April 19, 2007

Legs at Lakme

By JC Report

Here in steamy, hot Mumbai, Lakme fashion week has created an image for itself as the space to watch for new and...

Dive into Delhi
April 19, 2007

Dive into Delhi

By JC Report

When Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week requested our attendance at the showing of the a/w '07-'08 collections in Delhi, we quickly accepted...

Multifaceted Futurism
March 9, 2007

Multifaceted Futurism

By JC Report

There's a new concept on the Brazilian fashion horizon this season. ...

Turbulence in Paris
March 9, 2007

Turbulence in Paris

By JC Report

With soaring highs and middling ho-hums, the Paris a/w '07-'08 shows suggested a transitional stage in fashion, still awaiting the next big...

Power Plug
March 9, 2007

Power Plug

By JC Report

The grueling, tightly paced round of Milan shows for a/w '07-'08, didn't hint at any major departure from fashion's current ...

New Elegance, Fantasy Field
March 9, 2007

New Elegance, Fantasy Field

By JC Report

Like that of no other city, each season London's fashion week ignites an impassioned debate over relevance and rank. But rarely is...


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